Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine, recognized as the #1 fastest growing company in North America by Deloitte in 2025. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will drive the technical vision and execution of the digital healthcare platform, leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers to deliver innovative technology that enhances healthcare engagement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Python and cloud-native architectures
- Drive development of modern full-stack applications and internal platforms using React/Next.js and related frontend technologies
- Design secure, reliable, and high-performance systems that enable rapid product innovation and long-term scalability
- Lead the development of data pipelines, asynchronous workflows, third-party integrations, and AI/LLM-powered capabilities, including prompt orchestration and intelligent automation
- Champion engineering excellence through code quality, testing, observability, CI/CD, performance optimization, and infrastructure improvements that enhance scalability and developer productivity
- Make key architectural decisions that balance business needs, scalability, maintainability, performance, and security
- Serve as the technical lead for complex, cross-functional initiatives from architecture and design through deployment and operational support
- Mentor engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving
- Establish engineering standards, scalable design patterns, and development best practices while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide technical planning, architecture reviews, and long-term platform evolution
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans to support knowledge sharing and operational excellence
- Partner with Product, Design, Data, and Business stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions
- Collaborate across engineering and analytics teams to improve platform performance, scalability, and user experience
- Drive execution of strategic platform initiatives while proactively identifying technical risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs
Skills
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend or full-stack application development
- Expert proficiency in Python and modern backend technologies, with extensive experience designing scalable APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications
- Strong experience building modern frontend applications using React, Next.js, or similar frameworks
- Proven experience integrating AI/LLM technologies into production applications, including prompt engineering, orchestration frameworks, retrieval pipelines, and AI-enabled workflows
- Extensive experience designing and operating microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native systems on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and cloud infrastructure automation
- Demonstrated expertise in software engineering best practices, including testing, observability, security, reliability, and performance optimization
- Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers in collaborative, fast-paced environments
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in healthcare technology, healthcare data, or HIPAA-compliant systems is a plus
Benefits
- Healthcare : Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents + on-demand healthcare concierge
- HSA, FSA & DCFSA : Pre-tax savings options for healthcare and dependent care, with monthly employer contributions to HSA (if enrolled in a high-deductible plan)
- Coverage & Protection : 100% paid short- and long-term disability, plus life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Time Off : Take the time you need with a flexible vacation policy — recharge your batteries your way
- Parental Leave : Paid parental leave to spend time with your newborn, adopted, or foster child (available after 6 months)
- Your Work, Your Way : If you’re close to an office, we encourage spending some time in-person to collaborate and connect. If not, remote is always an option.
- 401(k) : Save for your future with tax advantages (and company match!)
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